The decisions were guided by three considerations: The safety and well-being of learners, teachers and non-teaching staff in the school system; equitable access to education for all learners; and sustaining the quality of our education system. The safety of learners is a matter of great concern. There is no logical reason to send children back to school with the virus raging. Lessons in a week span about 30-40 minutes, allowing teachers to gradually unveil a big learning concept in small manageable chunks. Therefore, the logical thing was to declare 2020 a ‘lost year’ and start again in 2021.

Source: Daily Nation July 20, 2020 20:30 UTC